The evolution of homo touristicus
This article looks at the evolution of homo touristicus, a concept that originally referred to a person with a decent level of income who travelled for pleasure for short periods of time, taking advantage of the geoeconomic disparity between their habitual residence and the destinations chosen. Thi...
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Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)
2016-09-01
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| description | This article looks at the evolution of homo touristicus, a concept that originally referred to a person with a decent level of income who travelled for pleasure for short periods of time, taking advantage of the geoeconomic disparity between their habitual
residence and the destinations chosen. This category has grown to include new sub-species and varieties that take in a wide
range of forms and motivations and goes far beyond the old ways of being a tourist. These days, tourism is constructed according
to new tastes and new technologies; it seems genetically modified and as such it promotes itself and consumes. Although
there is still a generic demand for escape, the settings have changed. This paper sets out some of these changes, goes on to note the particular obsession with the safety of the tourist and, finally, appeals for a harmonious development of tourist activity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e8676b615ee46418ad7e2a686a451172022-12-22T01:49:48ZspaBarcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals1133-65952013-035X2016-09-0111314915910.24241/rcai.2016.113.2.149The evolution of homo touristicusDuccio Canestrini0Profesor de Antropología del Turismo, Campus di Lucca, Università di PisaThis article looks at the evolution of homo touristicus, a concept that originally referred to a person with a decent level of income who travelled for pleasure for short periods of time, taking advantage of the geoeconomic disparity between their habitual residence and the destinations chosen. This category has grown to include new sub-species and varieties that take in a wide range of forms and motivations and goes far beyond the old ways of being a tourist. These days, tourism is constructed according to new tastes and new technologies; it seems genetically modified and as such it promotes itself and consumes. Although there is still a generic demand for escape, the settings have changed. This paper sets out some of these changes, goes on to note the particular obsession with the safety of the tourist and, finally, appeals for a harmonious development of tourist activity.http://raco.cat/index.php/RevistaCIDOB/article/view/10.24241-rcai.2016.113.2.149homo touristicustourismmobilityneocolonialismtechnologiesterrorismsecurity |
| spellingShingle | Duccio Canestrini The evolution of homo touristicus Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals homo touristicus tourism mobility neocolonialism technologies terrorism security |
| title | The evolution of homo touristicus |
| title_full | The evolution of homo touristicus |
| title_fullStr | The evolution of homo touristicus |
| title_full_unstemmed | The evolution of homo touristicus |
| title_short | The evolution of homo touristicus |
| title_sort | evolution of homo touristicus |
| topic | homo touristicus tourism mobility neocolonialism technologies terrorism security |
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